A history of Presbyterian missions, 1944-2007 /
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Imprint: | Louisville, Ky. : Geneva Press, ©2008. |
Description: | xvii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13252024 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I. Historical Setting and Themes
- 1. Historical Context for Mission, 1944-2007
- 2. Counting the Cost: Statistics and What They May Tell Us
- 3. Structures for a Changing Church
- 4. Faithfulness through the Storm: Changing Theology of Mission
- 5. Missions within the Mission: New Diversities in the One Family
- 6. Missionaries Speak
- Part II. Regional Histories
- 7. Latin America and the Caribbean
- 8. United States: God's Mission Field
- 9. East Asia: Destructions, Divisions, and Abundance
- 10. American Presbyterians and the Middle East
- 11. Africa
- 12. Europe
- 13. South Asia
- An Epilogue and a Prologue: Wisdom Gained for the Future
- Appendix 1. Chronology
- Appendix 2. Survey of Presbyterians in Mission
- Notes
- Bibliography
- List of Contributors
- Index